How We Score
No sponsored rankings. No self-reported data. Every score is derived from real benchmarks and verified signals.
8 Categories, Grounded in Benchmarks
Each AI tool is evaluated across eight distinct dimensions. Every category maps directly to public, reproducible benchmarks.
Coding
Code generation, debugging, and software engineering tasks
Writing
Creative writing, content generation, and editing
Reasoning
Logic, math, and complex problem solving
Research
Information synthesis, fact-checking, and analysis
Image
Image generation, editing, and visual understanding
Conversation
Natural dialogue, helpfulness, and instruction following
Productivity
Workflow automation, summarization, and task completion
Trust
Security compliance, data privacy, and reliability
How the Score Works
Collect from public benchmarks
We pull scores from trusted, independent sources — Chatbot Arena, MMLU, HumanEval, SWE-bench, and more. No self-reported data accepted.
Normalize to a 0–10 scale
Raw scores are converted to an absolute 0–10 scale per category so every tool is directly comparable, regardless of the benchmark’s native scoring system.
Calculate the default score
The overall score is the average of all scored categories. Categories with no data are excluded — we never pad with zeros.
Shift for your use case
When you select a use case, scoring re-weights: 50% flows to your chosen category and 50% is split across the rest. Your priorities drive the ranking.
Dealbreakers
Some requirements aren’t negotiable. Toggle dealbreakers to instantly filter out tools that don’t meet your compliance needs.
Service Organization Control Type 2 audit
Health data compliance
EU data privacy regulation
Single sign-on integration
Programmatic access available
No-cost plan available
Provider stores no user data
What We Don’t Do
No pay-for-placement. Rankings cannot be purchased.
No self-reported scores. We only use independent, public benchmarks.
No affiliate bias in rankings. Tools can’t pay to improve their score.
No hidden weighting. The formula is the same for every tool.